Glomerulonephritis, Gastric dilatation-volvulus, bloat, Veterinary Clinics, Diagnoses, Terms and Drug Handbook Online

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Glomerulonephritis

Inflammatory disease of the glomerulus, part of the kidney, which filters toxic waste from the blood, Tests of the urine can show a variety of abnormalities, Complete loss of kidney function can occur,... ↪ Read more

Gastric dilatation-volvulus, bloat

Gastric dilatation means stomach distention or enlargement, caused by expanding gas, This may or may not be accompanied by volvulus, or torsion, or twisting of the stomach on its long axis,... ↪ Read more

Fragmented coronoid process, FCP

The coronoid process fragments forming a loose body in the elbow joint, called a joint mouse, See elbow dysplasia,... ↪ Read more

Fly-snapping

Repeated snapping at non-existent flying object has been associated in BMDs with partial seizures, in some cases with ear infections, and in a few cases with food allergies, Some forms may be alleviated by seizure medications, A few have been alleviated with behavioral modification techniques, which... ↪ Read more

Fibrosarcoma

A malignant tumor arising from collagen-producing fibroblasts (an immature fiber-producing cell of connective tissue),... ↪ Read more

Fading puppy syndrome

An apparently normal puppy gradually weakens and dies within a week or two of birth, Not a specific disorder, but generally applied to infectious causes,... ↪ Read more

Epilepsy

Abnormal electrical function of the brain causing disturbances of the nervous system, acquired Acquired due to injury to the brain at birth, tumor, blow to the head, endocrine (hormonal) disorder, etc, idiopathic no demonstrable cause, may be genetic, ... ↪ Read more

Entropion

Eyelids turn inward causing hair to irritate the surface of the eye, Normally requires surgical correction, and sometimes requires multiple surgeries. Inversion or turning inward.... ↪ Read more

Elbow dysplasia, ED

Asynchronous growth of the bones of the foreleg causing the joint to meet improperly,... ↪ Read more

Ectropion

Eyelid turns outward, Allows for the accumulation of foreign matter causing eye irritation,... ↪ Read more

Ectopic cilia

Hairs on the inside of the eyelids causing irritation to the eye. Abnormal eyelashes originating from the upper lid on the conjunctival side, usually just a few millimeters in from the eyelid margin, about mid way along the upper lid.... ↪ Read more

Dysfibrinogenemia, factor I deficiency

Fibrinogen, or Factor I, is an important component of the "clotting cascade" which allows your body to stop bleeding, This disease is due to either an abnormally low amount of fibrinogen, or its complete absence, or the presence of a normal amount of an abnormal and less effective fibrinogen,... ↪ Read more